sprout: meaning and definitions

To begin to grow; give off shoots or buds.

To emerge and develop rapidly.

To cause to come forth and grow.

Young plant growth, such as a bud or shoot.

Something resembling or suggestive of a sprout, as in rapid growth: "a tall blond sprout of a boy” ( Anne Tyler).

The young shoots of plants such as alfalfa and soybean, usually eaten raw.

Brussels sprouts.